Newspaper dispensing device



July 3, 1956 R. P. FANCHER 2,753,033

NEWSPAPER DISPENSING DEVICE Filed May 18, 1953 3 Sheets-5heet l INVENTOR 1 .PFa 710/ 20" ATTORNEYf;

July 3, 1956 P FANCHER 2,753,033

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NEWSPAPER DISPENSING DEVICE Filed May 18, 1953 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR ,zq-Fancke?" ATTORNEY$ United States Patent NEWSPAPER DISPENSING DEVICE Rhoda P. Fancher, Bedfortl, End. Application May 18, 1953, Serial No. 355,523

2 Claims. (Cl. 194-- 85) This invention relates to a newspaper or periodical dispensing machine.

An object of this invention is to provide a dispensing machine for newspaper, periodicals or the like which includes a coin actuated mechanism whereby the articles may be dispensed one at a time.

Another object of this invention is to provide a dis pensing machine of this kind which includes a simple mechanism for releasing the articles one at a time.

A further object of this invention is to provide a dispensing machine of this kind which includes pivoted article supporting plate for holding the articles in separated form, the machine also including a pair of right angularly related releasing members for holding the bottom plate whereby rotation of the releasing members will effect disengagement of one of the members from the bottom plate to thereby permit the bottom plate gravitatingly dropping downwardly to discharge the article resting thereon. At the same time the other of the releasing members will move beneath the next to the last plate so as to preventdropping of such plate until the lower releasing member is swung inwardly beneath this succeeding plate so that the succeeding plate may drop downwardly onto the lower releasing member for subsequent release when the lower releasing member is again turned to released position.

With the above and other objects in View, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawing and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a sectional view taken Figure 2;

Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 44 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary horizontal section showing the releasing means in a position wherein the lower plate is supported and the succeeding plate is in locked position;

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6 with the dispensing means in released position with respect to the lower plate;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 88 of Figure 6; and

Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 99 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 10 designates generally a cabinet which is formed of opposite side walls 11, a top wall 12, a bottom wall 13 and a front wall 14. A backwall 15 is disposed in a vertical position between on line 1--1 of partly broken away taken .the side walls and forms a supporting means for the dis- 2,753,033 Patented July 3, 1956 pensing plates as will be hereinafter described. An inner frame structure generally designated as 16 is disposed within the cabinet 10 and is formed of uprights 17 and upper and lower connecting bars 18 and 19.

The frame 16 is disposed adjacent the front of the cabinet 10 and at a point spaced inwardly from the front wall 14 and the bottom connecting bar 19 is formed with a cut-out 20 which constitutes a dispensing opening for dispensing the article as will be hereinafter described. A frame structure generally indicated at 21 is secured to the frame 16 and is formed of a pair of vertically disposed bars 22 which are connected together at the opposite ends thereof by upper and lower connecting bars 23 and 24. The frame structure 21 includes a pair of horizontally projecting upper and lower lugs 25 and 26 respectively which are pivotally secured by pivot means 27 and 28 to the upper and lower connecting bars 18 and 19 respectively.

A locking bolt 29 extends through one of the bars 22 for locking the frame structure 21 against horizontal swinging movement. A vertically disposed dispensing shaft 30 is journalled between the upper and lower bars 23 and 24 and a lever 31 is pivotally mounted on the shaft 30 adjacent the upper end thereof. The lever 31 is constantly urged to a released position by means of a spring 32. The shaft 31 has fixed adjacent the lower end thereof, a releasing arm 33 which is adapted to engage beneath the lower one of a plurality of article supporting plates 34. T he plates 34 are pivotally mounted on pivot members 35 carried by the rear wall 15. The plates 34 are held in spaced apart relation by means of spacing members 36 so that an article on a lower plate will not be contacted by a succeeding plate. A locking arm 37 is fixed to shaft 30 at a right angle with respect to the arm 33 and is adapted upon rotation of shaft 30 to engage beneath the plate 34 which is disposed immediately above the lower one of the plates.

In order to provide a means whereby the plates 34 may be progressively released for discharge of the article such as a newspaper 38, I have provided a forked lever 39 which is fixed to shaft 30. Lever 31 engages between the arms of forked lever 39 and lever 31 has fixed thereto a plate 40 which is adapted upon swinging of lever 31 to a return position to swing lever 39 to a normal plate locking position. The coin chute 41 is carried by the top wall 12 and extends vertically downwardly in a position to discharge a coin in the space 42 between one edge of lever 31 and the adjacent edges of forked lever 39. A guide plate 43 is fixed to and extends forwardly from a connecting plate 44 which is fixed between the upright bars 42. The coin which is dropped through the chute 41 will be engaged in the space 42 and will rest on the guide plate 43. Lever 31 may then be swung countenclockwise as viewed in Figure 3, and as the coin indicated at C in Figure 3 will lock lever 39 to lever 31, shaft 30 will thereby be rotated. When a coin 31 rides off of the edge of guide plate 43, the coin C may drop downwardly into a receptacle 45 which is carried by the front wall 14. In order to provide means whereby the coin will be released from between the two levers 31 and 39, I have provided a releasing member 46 which is fixed to and projects forwardly from plate 44. Releasing member 46 is adapted to frictionally engage the lower arm of lever 39 so that when lever 31 is returned by spring 32 to a normal position lever 39 will be retarded in its return movement.

As will be noted from Figure 3, the coin releasing member 46 being engaged by the lower arm of lever 39 will frictionally hold 39 against movement so as to thereby increase the space 42 and permit the coin to drop into the receptacle 45. A delivery chute 47 is disposed' at the lower portion of cabinet in a positionwhereby the article 38 which is released by the dropping of a plate 34 may slide through the opening for removal from the cabinet.

In order to providea means whereby the shaft will befrictionally held against turning, I have provided a spring pressed retarding member 48 which is adapted to engage arm 37' at the time arm 33- is in locking position as shown-inFigure- 4. Retarding member 48 is pivotallymounted on a pivot 49 carried by one of the uprights 2 2 and isconstantly urged downwardly to retarding position by means of a spring 50. In the use and operation of this device the plates 34 are filled with newspapers or periodicals by openingthe front of the cabinet and swinging frame 21 forwardly by loosening ofbolt 29. When each plate 34 has an article disposed on the upper side thereof frame 21 isswung inwardly and secured by means of the bolt 29; A drop of a coin through the chute 41 will lock levers 31 and 29" sothat counterclockwise swinging of lever 31' will rotate shaft 30 sothat plate locking member 33 will be swung to a released position for releasing the lowermost plate 34. At the same time arm 37 will swing inwardly toengage beneath the next to the last plate 34 and hold this plate against dropping until mm 3-3 is again swung inwardly to locking position.

As has been stated above, the frame 21 is pivotally mounted within the cabinet 10 between the pivot pins 27, 28. This permits the frame 10 to be swung outwardly of the cabinet 10 to afford means for replenishing the newspapers and tofacilitate any maintenance demands.

Having described and illustrated one embodiment of the present invention, it is to be understood that the same is offered merely by way of example, and that the invention is to. be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1-. A newspaper dispensing device comprising a cabinet, a plurality of paper supporting plates in said cabinet, horizontal pivot means for said plates, means carried by each plate for holding said plates in superposed spaced relation, a delivery chute in the lower portion of said cabinet, an open substantially rectangular frame having a pair of vertically spaced frame members, means pivotally mounting said frame for swinging movement outof said cabinet; a vertically disposed delivery shaft rotatably mounted between said vertically spaced frame members, an arm fixed to said shaft engageable beneath the lower one of said plates, a second arm disposed at an angle to said first arm and spaced upward- 1y therefrom, said second arm engaging beneath a succeedingplate' upon turning. of said shaft. and. release. by said first arm of the lower plate, and coin controlled means for turning said shaft, said shaft, said arms, and said coin controlled means being swingable with said frame in a direction outwardly of said cabinet.

2. A newspaper dispensing device comprising a cabinet, a plurality of paper supporting plates in said cabinet, horizontal pivot means for said plates, means carried by each plate for holding said plates in superposed space relation, a delivery chute in the lower portion of said cabinet, an open substantially rectangular frame having a pair of vertically spaced frame members, means pivotally, mounting said frame for swinging movement out of said cabinet, a vertically disposed delivery shaft rotatably mounted between said vertically spaced frame members, an arm fixed to said shaft engageable beneath the lower one of said plates, a second arm disposed at right angles to said first arm and spaced upwardly therefrom, said second arm engaging beneath a succeeding plate upon turning of said shaft and release by said first arm of the lower plate, a shaft operating lever loose on said shaft, a second lever fixed to said shaft and having an edge thereof disposed in a vertical plane spaced from the vertical plane of the adjacent edge of said first lever whereby a coin may engage between said levers, a coin guide below said levers for holding a coin in lever locking position, a spring normally urging said first lever to starting position, and means engageable with said second lever for effecting release of a coin from therebetween, said shaft, said arms, said first and second levers, and said coin guide being swingable with said frame in a direction away from said cabinet.

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